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Education and Learning

All of our sites provide opportunities to see nature frst hand, but many also offer additional educational
and training opportunities, from interpretation about the landscape and heritage, plants and wildlife
to formal educational sessions with our rangers or partners. Some of our sites also offer the chance
to learn new skills from bushcraft to horticulture qualifcations. We know that learning about the
environment, in the environment can be inspiring regardless of age and ability and we want to inspire
the next generation of guardians of our green spaces.
Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park

Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park is an urban oasis in This year, educational sessions have been delivered to all school
London, nestled amongst the cranes and tower blocks. It is levels from nursery right through to university. Topics have covered
a vital and thriving green space, not only for the increasing growing plants, life cycles, rivers, site management plans, and
numbers of people moving into the area (plans are in place to activities such as pond dipping, seed planting, habitat walks and
build a further 1,300 new homes and commercial spaces), but microscopy, all in line with the school curriculum.
also for a wide variety of wildlife.
Since it opened in 2002 the park has become so popular, its
The Ecology Park plays a crucial role within the area, providing not facilities have now reached capacity. Over the last year, the Land
only accessible green space but also educational, volunteering Trust and our partner, The Conservation Volunteers (TCV), have led
and training opportunities, which in turn, contribute to improving the a campaign to fundraise for a new classroom. It will provide more
health and wellbeing of local people. space to hold educational sessions, activities and engage with even
more people on the importance and benefts of nature.

WINNER

Joanne
Smith, VISITORS
Ranger of
the Year

SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE PARTICIPATED

IN NEARLY 60
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
AT GREENWICH PENINSULA
ECOLOGY PARK

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